Explore Saint-Nicolas, Quebec, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours — plus shaded relief, a labelled UTM grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Saint-Nicolas, Quebec. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Quebec or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Saint-Nicolas and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Saint-Nicolas.
Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Saint-Nicolas |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges; La Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.158769 |
| Longitude | -70.859108 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G7A |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EJYOD |
Saint-Nicolas is a hamlet in Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges; La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Saint-Nicolas is located at 47.1588°N, 70.8591°W.
Saint-Nicolas rests amidst the rugged folds of the landscape, where the earth rises to meet the sky in a quiet, enduring permanence. It lies 17.2 km north-north-east of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, QC (from Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, QC: bearing 23°T), and is situated 13.4 km north-north-east of Beaupré. The Bras Sud-Ouest de la Rivière du Mont Saint-Étienne carves its path through the terrain, its waters reflecting the pale, shifting light that settles over the valley as the sun dips behind the heights. Near the Le Petit Cap, the air carries a crisp, sharpened clarity, cooling the skin and sharpening the scent of the nearby woods. A short distance away, Lac d'Argent holds the stillness of the afternoon, while the distant, rushing presence of Les Sept Chutes adds a low, resonant pulse to the quiet geography. Saint-Nicolas exists in this cradle of stone and water, where the terrain demands a steady, deliberate pace from those who traverse its slopes. The character of Saint-Nicolas reflects the resilience of a people long accustomed to the demands of a high-altitude climate and the seasonal shift of the land. Historically, the inhabitants of Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges have looked to the surrounding forests and the steep, challenging slopes to define their livelihood, turning the ruggedness of the Côte-de-Beaupré into a source of endurance and quiet industry. Daily life here moves with the sun, following the natural cycles of the frost and the thaw that dictate the rhythms of the local economy. In the cool stillness of an autumn evening, the lights of Saint-Nicolas flicker against the deepening gloom of the valley, marking a human presence that remains humble before the vast, silent weight of the hills.
Saint-Nicolas s'étire avec une patience tranquille près du Petit Cap, là où le relief s'incline doucement vers les rives du Bras Sud-Ouest de la Rivière du Mont Saint-Étienne. Dans cette étendue de Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, la lumière déclinante du soir semble s'attarder sur les courbes du terrain, révélant une terre façonnée par le labeur des générations et le murmure des eaux. À seulement un kilomètre de distance, le Lac d'Argent recueille les reflets changeants du ciel, tandis que le fracas lointain des Sept Chutes, situé à environ cinq kilomètres, ponctue le silence des bois d'une note sauvage et persistante. Saint-Nicolas conserve une allure pudique, portée par le rythme lent des travaux agricoles qui ont jadis ouvert ces terres à la vie. L'air y est vif, chargé de cette fraîcheur particulière propre aux hauteurs de la Côte-de-Beaupré, où chaque souffle rappelle la proximité des éléments. Ici, les jours s'écoulent sans précipitation, marqués par l'observation des cycles naturels et la présence rassurante des cours d'eau qui dessinent la topographie intime du paysage. Les habitants habitués à cette géographie escarpée habitent leur quotidien avec une simplicité qui honore l'héritage de ceux ayant défriché ces pentes, trouvant dans la rudesse du sol une forme de noblesse silencieuse.
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Explore Saint-Nicolas, Quebec, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 47.158769, -70.859108. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Saint-Nicolas includes the postal code (G7A), telephone area code (263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data for Saint-Nicolas is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |